Schellville, CA : Petaluma husband and wife killed in a head-on crash on state Highway 121 east of Schellville in Sonoma County Wednesday morning, May 6, 2015

An husband and wife from Petaluma died in a car crash in unincorporated Sonoma County Wednesday morning, officials said.

After 9 a.m., California Highway Patrol officers responded to a Chevy pickup truck with major front end damage facing northwest and blocking the northbound lane of Highway 121 west of Napa Road, said Anna Paulson, a CHP spokeswoman.

They also located a Ford sedan with major damage facing north, up on the right shoulder embankment.

The driver of the Ford, 78-year-old Richard Steinhart of Petaluma, was taken to a local hospital, where he later died, the CHP said. His passenger, Fay Steinhart, 72, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the truck, Christopher Shuman, a 27-year-old American Canyon resident, had minor injuries and stayed on the scene. It does not appear that alcohol or drugs were a factor in the collision, which the CHP is investigating, Paulson said.

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Petaluma couple dies in crash on Highway 121